Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 931 · 40 questions

Engineer's tip (Problem first, then solution): Engineered things are designed and built by people; natural things are made by nature. Every invention meets a need: ask “what problem goes away when we have it?”. Scientists ask why things happen; engineers ask how to build something useful.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a cloud (c) a seashell (d) a banyan tree
2. 2.Which need does a dam meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) store water for summer (c) carry many people far (d) keep food fresh longer
3. 3.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) science (c) cooking (d) dance
4. 4.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) how can we build it? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) who won the match? (d) what is for lunch?
5. 5.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
6. 6.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
7. 7.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a bicycle (c) a banyan tree (d) a lift
8. 8.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a coral reef (c) a mobile phone (d) a railway track
10. 10.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) paints the model (c) buys every material (d) builds at once
11. 11.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) store water for summer (b) see very tiny things (c) reach a top floor fast (d) cross a wide river
12. 12.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) go through a mountain (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make water safe to drink
13. 13.True or false: a solar panel helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
15. 15.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) sells tickets (c) designs useful solutions (d) grows crops
16. 16.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a boring story (c) a sad song (d) a lost cricket match
17. 17.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a microscope (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
19. 19.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a seashell
21. 21.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a water filter (c) a seashell (d) a mountain
22. 22.True or false: a fridge helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a bridge helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a river (c) a ceiling fan (d) a banyan tree
25. 25.True or false: a ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a satellite (c) a rainbow (d) a bicycle
27. 27.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) see very tiny things (c) carry many people far (d) go through a mountain
28. 28.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a water filter (c) a ceiling fan (d) a satellite
30. 30.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a mobile phone (c) a bridge (d) a ceiling fan
32. 32.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
33. 33.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a river (c) a bridge (d) a bicycle
34. 34.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a mountain (c) a water filter (d) a satellite
36. 36.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
37. 37.Which need does a lift meet? (a) carry many people far (b) make power from sunlight (c) go through a mountain (d) reach a top floor fast
38. 38.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a bicycle (c) a seashell (d) a waterfall
40. 40.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a railway track (b) a rainbow (c) a waterfall (d) a volcano

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